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LONDON _ Noble Corp. on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $159 million. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 52 cents per share. Noble Corp. shares have dropped 20 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard& Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 2 percent.

April 29- Noble Corp Plc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as higher margins from contract drilling services helped offset losses from retirement of rigs due to a slump in oil prices. The company, however, said it expected its capital spending to fall to about $585 million in 2015 from $1.9 billion in 2014.. Net income attributable to Noble fell...

April 29- Offshore driller Noble Corp Plc reported a 30.4 percent fall in quarterly profit as the company retired rigs due to a slump in crude oil prices. Net income attributable to Noble fell to $178.4 million, or 72 cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31 from $256.3 million, or 99 cents per share, a year earlier. Total operating revenue rose about 1...

March 27- Not so long ago, advanced drillships costing more than half a billion dollars each and capable of operating in ever-deeper waters practically guaranteed big profits for oil-rig operators. Drillship operators face a more brutal hit to margins than they did after the oil-price crash of 2008 because of the huge cost of maintaining the more than $10...

March 27- Not so long ago, advanced drillships costing more than half a billion dollars each and capable of operating in ever-deeper waters practically guaranteed big profits for oil-rig operators. Drillship operators face a more brutal hit to margins than they did after the oil-price crash of 2008 because of the huge cost of maintaining the more than $10...

Crude oil fell 3.7 percent to $45.29 a barrel, extending its losses throughout the morning, after the International Energy Agency said a global glut continued to build and U.S. oil production showed no signs of slowing. Chevron Corp fell 1.4 percent to $101.03 while Noble Corp sank 6.5 percent to $13.28. "It's a bit of a surprise that the U.S. continues to produce at...

*FXCM jumps on results, Aeropostale down on outlook. Crude oil fell 4 percent to $45.15 a barrel, extending its losses throughout the morning, after the International Energy Agency said a global oil glut continued to build and U.S. oil production showed no signs of slowing. Chevron Corp fell 1.4 percent to $101.03 while Noble Corp sank 5.3 percent to $13.46.

Feb 16- The chief executive of Transocean Ltd, one of the world's top offshore drilling companies, is stepping down and the company is slashing its dividend as business slows on tumbling crude oil prices. Transocean said on Sunday that Chairman Ian Strachan, who previously held executive positions at Exxon Mobil Corp and Rio Tinto PLC, will serve as interim chief...

Feb 9- Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc said it expected a significant number of ultra-deepwater rigs to be idled across the industry by year-end as oil producers' capital budget is likely to be lowered by a fifth this year. Diamond Offshore slashed its special dividend to 75 cents per share in 2010 following an oil price crash.

Feb 9- Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly revenue as demand fell due to weak oil prices, and said it would not pay a special dividend as it had been doing since 2006.. "We had been expecting Diamond Offshore to follow its prior downturn playbook," analysts at Jefferies& Co wrote in a note to clients.